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afghanistan is on the threat. afghanistan faces terrorism, as a threat, on a day-to-day basis. so i think there is no difference between myself and the afghans who got, unfortunately, got killed and injured in kandahar today. >> ahead, you'll meet sergeant first class josh burnt. his story is amazing. he is stationed at the station where a suicide bomber killed after are an american servicemember and three others. he will talk about why he feels it is important to be here. we'll play him a special message this holiday season from his wife and two children. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discove
afghanistan is on the threat. afghanistan faces terrorism, as a threat, on a day-to-day basis. so i think there is no difference between myself and the afghans who got, unfortunately, got killed and injured in kandahar today. >> ahead, you'll meet sergeant first class josh burnt. his story is amazing. he is stationed at the station where a suicide bomber killed after are an american servicemember and three others. he will talk about why he feels it is important to be here. we'll play him...
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on the future of afghanistan. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states tonight, as well as around the world. thanks for joining us. tonight, violence rocks afghanistan. a sobering reminder of how america's longest war is still not won. we still do not have a secure afghanistan. today, just hours after i wrapped up an interview with the secretary of defense, leon panetta, in kandahar at an american base, there was a brazen attack just outside that base. a suicide bomber struck, the taliban had taken responsibility, an american service member has been killed, two afghan civilians were killed. three americans and 18 afghans were wounded in this attack today. now, a taliban spokesman not only claimed responsibility for the attack, but praised the, quote/unquote brave taliban fighter who carried it out. also here in kabul today, secretary panetta met with afghan president hamid karzai and invited him to washington to meet with president obama next month. now, the key question for these leaders is where do thi
on the future of afghanistan. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states tonight, as well as around the world. thanks for joining us. tonight, violence rocks afghanistan. a sobering reminder of how america's longest war is still not won. we still do not have a secure afghanistan. today, just hours after i wrapped up an interview with the secretary of defense, leon panetta, in kandahar at an american base, there was a brazen attack just outside that base. a suicide bomber struck, the...
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and afghanistan at the time. and the other thing, of course, is the afghans are now saying absolutely publicly there will be no drones allowed to take off from afghanistan to target terrorists wherever, in pakistan or else where. this is also a big issue. >> huge issue. >> when the u.s. takes its forces out, it will rely increasingly as it has already on the drone strikes so that's an issue, if they can't take off. >> the number of drone strikes by the obama administration has skyrocketed compared to under the bush administration and peter bergen recounts in his new book the impact it's had on al qaeda, the fear that drone strikes has caused al qaeda, osama bin laden wrote about it himself. >> absolutely right but still the militants in pakistan we saw two weeks ago with the audacious attack some say came across from pakistan and penetrated the very heart of the government, didn't get to the palace in kabul but it did get to the parliament and the other, of course, issue is remember, we all remember when the unit
and afghanistan at the time. and the other thing, of course, is the afghans are now saying absolutely publicly there will be no drones allowed to take off from afghanistan to target terrorists wherever, in pakistan or else where. this is also a big issue. >> huge issue. >> when the u.s. takes its forces out, it will rely increasingly as it has already on the drone strikes so that's an issue, if they can't take off. >> the number of drone strikes by the obama administration has...
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troops from afghanistan. >> president biden says the last troops will leave afghanistan by september 11th on the 20th anniversary of the attack. >> how did you first hear of president biden's plans to withdrawal all u.s. service members? >> i showed him the news. >> what was his response? >> i was not surprised. president biden was in a very difficult position. every leader is faced with three options. you either do more, do less or do about the same. you muddle along. it was always safest like vietnam to do the middle. president biden's decision to pull everyone out, i didn't agree with it but there was a courage to it because he knows that he is going to be held responsible by some people, particularly his political opponents. >> there is going to be a stain on this president, and i think he's going to have blood on his hands for what they did. >> this is a sight i honestly thought i would never see, scores of taliban fighters and just behind us, the u.s. embassy compound. >> i believe we are going to regret this decision to withdrawal. >> general david petraeus, the general behind
troops from afghanistan. >> president biden says the last troops will leave afghanistan by september 11th on the 20th anniversary of the attack. >> how did you first hear of president biden's plans to withdrawal all u.s. service members? >> i showed him the news. >> what was his response? >> i was not surprised. president biden was in a very difficult position. every leader is faced with three options. you either do more, do less or do about the same. you muddle...
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forces to be out of afghanistan by may 1st. in return the taliban stopped attacking forces and partners and didn't commence an onslaught of the afghanistan cities. had the president not followed through, those attacks would have resumed. we have reupped the war in afghanistan after 20 years for another 5, 10, 20 years. we would have had to send a lot of forces back in. i recognize a lot of people don't understand that and don't know the agreement that was reached and the choice that president biden faced for may 1st. >> let me ask you this. when he wasn't blaming trump, he was blaming the afghan military forces for not being willing to fight. we suffered a single u.s. military death in a year and a half and that's a wonderful thing. the afghan military forces had lost about 3,000 of their military personnel during that same time. wasn't the president being a little unfair to those 3,000 afghans who lost their lives fighting the taliban during that period of time? >> congressman, many afghan soldiers fought with incredible brave
forces to be out of afghanistan by may 1st. in return the taliban stopped attacking forces and partners and didn't commence an onslaught of the afghanistan cities. had the president not followed through, those attacks would have resumed. we have reupped the war in afghanistan after 20 years for another 5, 10, 20 years. we would have had to send a lot of forces back in. i recognize a lot of people don't understand that and don't know the agreement that was reached and the choice that president...
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in afghanistan tonight. and he is asking the nation to trust his leadership at a time when his competence and moral authority are in question, as well. how do you think he did tonight? >> i think he did a pretty good job overall tonight. look, i think it was difficult for him. there are people on the right, isolationist who's won't like what he had to say tonight. he said look, i thought as a candidate that maybe we just would abandon the entire enterprise in afghanistan. i think he realizes that for the u.s. after all these years, to be defeated on the battlefield by the taliban and by al qaeda is not a good idea. he doesn't want that to happen. he introduced several new ideas and he introduced a strategy. i'm not going to tell you it's the best strategy. it gives a lot more authority to his commanders in the field, on the battlefield. i think that's a good thing. i think a president shouldn't be sitting there with a map trying to figure out how to run these battles. among the things did he, for example, th
in afghanistan tonight. and he is asking the nation to trust his leadership at a time when his competence and moral authority are in question, as well. how do you think he did tonight? >> i think he did a pretty good job overall tonight. look, i think it was difficult for him. there are people on the right, isolationist who's won't like what he had to say tonight. he said look, i thought as a candidate that maybe we just would abandon the entire enterprise in afghanistan. i think he...
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troops in afghanistan. on january 20th, 2009, and even after the surge troops leave there will be close to 70,000 u.s. troops there. you are getting some initial reaction from some of the republican presidential candidates, glory. what a what are they saying? >> john huntsman is calling for a swifter withdrawal. mitt romney tonight went after the president on timetables saying he's never really liked timetables. this shouldn't be an economic decision. it shouldn't be a political decision. he looks forward to what the commanders on the ground say when they testify before congress. >> as candy as much as economy and jobs will be issue number one in the presidential election in the united states, it's related to afghanistan when you talk about hundreds of billions of dollars that could be spent here opposed to there. >> completely. it's a good argument. it's an argument that makes common sense. if we don't have any money, why are we spending all this money over in afghanistan. you don't want a situation where
troops in afghanistan. on january 20th, 2009, and even after the surge troops leave there will be close to 70,000 u.s. troops there. you are getting some initial reaction from some of the republican presidential candidates, glory. what a what are they saying? >> john huntsman is calling for a swifter withdrawal. mitt romney tonight went after the president on timetables saying he's never really liked timetables. this shouldn't be an economic decision. it shouldn't be a political decision....
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, 9800 in afghanistan. that will stay there through 2015. 5500, that will stay there as you take a look at the podium, as president obama announces he'll maintain current troop levels in afghanistan this year and next year as well. this largely, jim sciutto, on the advice of military officials who have been studying the situation on the ground. the u.s. military wanted this decision. why? >> because of the reality on the ground. the fall of kunduz shows the strength of the taliban. it's something they knew before the fall of kunduz. the taliban is active in many parts of the country, because they have been virtually cleared out from and getting closer kabul as well. they saw that reality on the ground communicated to the president. this is not just an extension of troop presence but also an expansion. it is isis on the ground there. the administration will refer to these as countermilitary operations. u.s. troops are still militarily active on the ground in afghanistan and now they have a new adversary beca
, 9800 in afghanistan. that will stay there through 2015. 5500, that will stay there as you take a look at the podium, as president obama announces he'll maintain current troop levels in afghanistan this year and next year as well. this largely, jim sciutto, on the advice of military officials who have been studying the situation on the ground. the u.s. military wanted this decision. why? >> because of the reality on the ground. the fall of kunduz shows the strength of the taliban. it's...
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we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission. and that mission was to deal with the folks who attacked us on 9/11. and we have succeeded in that mission. the objective that we set bringing those who attacked us to justice, making sure that they couldn't attack us again from afghanistan. we've succeeded in that mission. and, in fact, we succeeded a while ago. and, at the same time, remaining in afghanistan for another one, five, ten years is not in the national interest. you know, the british were there for a long time in the 19th century. the russians were there for a long time in the 20th century. we've now been there twice as long as the russians. and how that's in our national interest, i don't see. >> now as chaos unfolds in afghanistan, our international security editor nick paton walsh is there on the ground in kabul. he takes us through the extraordinary events of the last 24 hours. >> an utterly extraordinary day. i think the image of which will be in everybody's minds, the sight of seeing taliban fighters calmly sat insi
we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission. and that mission was to deal with the folks who attacked us on 9/11. and we have succeeded in that mission. the objective that we set bringing those who attacked us to justice, making sure that they couldn't attack us again from afghanistan. we've succeeded in that mission. and, in fact, we succeeded a while ago. and, at the same time, remaining in afghanistan for another one, five, ten years is not in the national interest. you know, the...
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why not in afghanistan? afghanistan has a long history of civilization. >> as a member of parliament, you're part of a government that is ranked 179 in corruption in the world, out of 180. that's a pretty terrible rating. and i'm curious, because, you sit here as someone who's trying to help your people, but does this mean that even you, who has been a hero for women and inspiration, a fighter, the world, the outside world, would they define you as corrupt, every member of parliament corrupt, given these overall numbers that we see? are we missing something? >> i think, yes. well, 20% of the fans who are coming to the government of afghanistan, 80% are being spent through the international organizations. so not only in the broader picture as the government of afghanistan, although i am not in power, in a way that i am not in position, we are the critics of the government, we are reformists, we would like to bring changes. i agree in a way that there is corruption. not only money corruption, but also politica
why not in afghanistan? afghanistan has a long history of civilization. >> as a member of parliament, you're part of a government that is ranked 179 in corruption in the world, out of 180. that's a pretty terrible rating. and i'm curious, because, you sit here as someone who's trying to help your people, but does this mean that even you, who has been a hero for women and inspiration, a fighter, the world, the outside world, would they define you as corrupt, every member of parliament...
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is leaving afghanistan and now it has now left afghanistan. of course, a decision he made back in april. and the president was saying that he does not believe that there is any better way that this exit could've gone. he said he respectfully disagrees with the critics who say that this is an evacuation, mass evacuations, should've started sooner. he said that he believes that there would've been these images playing out of a potential rush on the airport no matter when this exit was going to happen. and he repeatedly went back to that decision made by of course former president trump to strike a deal with the taliban about a may 1 exit saying that that is something he believes and something he has said before but something he really hammered home today, jake, that he believes forced his hand here. when he came into office facing that may 1 deadline and had to make a decision about whether or not he was going to meet it or come close to meeting it. i also thought he gave a pretty good look at how he views foreign policy overall and what we shou
is leaving afghanistan and now it has now left afghanistan. of course, a decision he made back in april. and the president was saying that he does not believe that there is any better way that this exit could've gone. he said he respectfully disagrees with the critics who say that this is an evacuation, mass evacuations, should've started sooner. he said that he believes that there would've been these images playing out of a potential rush on the airport no matter when this exit was going to...
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that's afghanistan. that's brad paisley, a country western singer, entertaining the troops at bagram air base. the president brought him there. we are expecting the president to speak to the troops. this was a surprise visit, at least to us. so, we are following that and will, in fact, be carrying the president's remarks. right now, i want to turn to our other big story, that is california. a tragedy in the wee hours of saturday morning when a gunman who was also armed with a knife, went on a killing rampage, basically, killing six people, sending more than a dozen to the hospital. i want to bring in our correspondent, pam brown, because pam, i know that you have some sources talking to you about the family of the young man who went on a rampage, who then apparently killed himself, shot himself is in the head after a car crash. what can you tell us about them? >> yeah, that's right, candy. i have been speaking with a close family friend by the name of simon astaire. and he gave us unique insight into ell
that's afghanistan. that's brad paisley, a country western singer, entertaining the troops at bagram air base. the president brought him there. we are expecting the president to speak to the troops. this was a surprise visit, at least to us. so, we are following that and will, in fact, be carrying the president's remarks. right now, i want to turn to our other big story, that is california. a tragedy in the wee hours of saturday morning when a gunman who was also armed with a knife, went on a...
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military personnel in afghanistan. all this happening on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nick payton walsh is in kabul for us. set the scene for us. we know the rumors had been wild throughout the day in the afghan capital. we assume he's very secure inside that presidential balance has. but all of this was stop secret given the security precautions that are necessary to protect the president of the united states. first of all, tell our viewers what time it is in afghanistan and what's going on. >> we're just past midnight. about six hours ago, one of the leading tv stations broke the news. many immediately denied that. i heard from one afghan pishl that in fact presidential palace staff were asked to go home around about midday sparking rumors that there may be some sort of vip visit. as you say, he's been to bagram. and of course now on to the presidential palace in kabul where they should sign the partnership agreement. >> nick, stand by. gloria borger is with me. as we look at the video com
military personnel in afghanistan. all this happening on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nick payton walsh is in kabul for us. set the scene for us. we know the rumors had been wild throughout the day in the afghan capital. we assume he's very secure inside that presidential balance has. but all of this was stop secret given the security precautions that are necessary to protect the president of the united states. first of all, tell our viewers what time it is in...
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iraq, afghanistan. seven out of ten americans want to get out of afghanistan. most of them want to get out tomorrow. and not wait until 2014. so from the president's point of view, this works. >> we got to take a quick break. more with our panelists. you mentioned mitt romney. we are anticipating a statement from him. we'll bring that to you. a lot more to talk about in our special coverage. let us know what you think. do you think the u.s. should get out sooner? we're on facebook, google plus. tweet me right no now @andersoncooper. up next a more fiery message to the troops that the president gave and new details about how risky conditions on the ground -- just how risky they still are. interviewer: you were there the day the priceline negotiator went down in that fiery bus crash. sister kathleen: we lost a beautiful man that day but we gained the knowledge that priceline has thousands and thousands of hotels on sale everyday so i can choose the perfect one for me without bidding. ooh, my. this one has an infinity pool. i love those. they just...and then drop
iraq, afghanistan. seven out of ten americans want to get out of afghanistan. most of them want to get out tomorrow. and not wait until 2014. so from the president's point of view, this works. >> we got to take a quick break. more with our panelists. you mentioned mitt romney. we are anticipating a statement from him. we'll bring that to you. a lot more to talk about in our special coverage. let us know what you think. do you think the u.s. should get out sooner? we're on facebook, google...
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troops be out of afghanistan. but then he outlined a ten-year framework, details to be negotiated during which the u.s. will have some sort of military and economic role in afghanistan. so it's a lot a work even though 20,000 or 25,000 more troops will be out this year. the u.s. will still have well over 60,000 troops on the ground in afghanistan in a very hostile, warlike environment. and there will be a lot of casualties, unfortunately, in the process. >> senior member of the senate armed services committee has said today clearly this trip is campaign related. we've seen recently president obama has visited college campuses to win back the support of that age group. similarly this trip to afghanistan is an attempt to shore up his national security credentials because he spent the past three years gutting our military. doug brinkley, do you think that is fair? this is just cheap politics? >> it's cheap politics. we have to pull together more as a country than looking at everything our commander in chief does and
troops be out of afghanistan. but then he outlined a ten-year framework, details to be negotiated during which the u.s. will have some sort of military and economic role in afghanistan. so it's a lot a work even though 20,000 or 25,000 more troops will be out this year. the u.s. will still have well over 60,000 troops on the ground in afghanistan in a very hostile, warlike environment. and there will be a lot of casualties, unfortunately, in the process. >> senior member of the senate...
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we start with more breaking news out of afghanistan. commercial flights from the capital, kabul, have been canceled leaving people fewer options as they try to flee the taliban. the capital surrendered to the militants on sunday triggering an exodus of civilians, diplomats and the afghan president. ousted leader ashraf ghani has fled the country. the video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban leaders in -- that hasn't stopped chaotic scenes like this. cnn cannot independently verify it, but video shows crowds storming the tarmac earlier scrambling to board any plane that will get them out of afghanistan. and cnn's ana coren has reported extensively from afghanistan including on a recent trip there. she joins me now from hong kong with the latest on the taliban takeover. good to see you, ana. so what is happening at the airport right now in the midst of this chaotic evacuation process and of course on the streets as the taliban take over? >> reporter: rosemary, what we're witnessing is utter desperation. you know, these people, ma
we start with more breaking news out of afghanistan. commercial flights from the capital, kabul, have been canceled leaving people fewer options as they try to flee the taliban. the capital surrendered to the militants on sunday triggering an exodus of civilians, diplomats and the afghan president. ousted leader ashraf ghani has fled the country. the video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban leaders in -- that hasn't stopped chaotic scenes like this. cnn cannot independently verify it,...
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war in afghanistan? it's a difficult kind of thing to tread because, you know, as a young black men, you want to admire this person, you know. i do in many ways. but when i looked at his presidency and the choices that he made -- >> thank you very much. >> -- i think obama was a liar. i think he misled people to believe in a hope and change agenda, specifically in afghanistan. >> the mastermind of 9/11, the architect of al qaeda, osama bin laden is dead. >> they captured and killed osama bin laden, and i remember the day that it hand. i was in the chow hall, and nobody was reacting to the fact that osama bin laden had gotten killed because we knew that's not why we were there anymore. it's kind of when i started to really fall out of love with obama. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. >> i see him delivering a speech as if he's accomplished some great feat, and perhaps in a propagandaic sense, he had. but all i saw was a lot
war in afghanistan? it's a difficult kind of thing to tread because, you know, as a young black men, you want to admire this person, you know. i do in many ways. but when i looked at his presidency and the choices that he made -- >> thank you very much. >> -- i think obama was a liar. i think he misled people to believe in a hope and change agenda, specifically in afghanistan. >> the mastermind of 9/11, the architect of al qaeda, osama bin laden is dead. >> they captured...
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forces in afghanistan? >> so, senator, these discussions were occurring in january, february, march. they're separate from the late august discussions, so i want to make that point. >> in your best military judgment, did you believe that the recommendations that general miller put forth was some 2,500 and i think general milley said maybe plex up to 3,500, do you believe that that would have sewn the seeds for having to send tens of thousands of u.s. service members back to afghanistan as the president said publicly? >> i believe there was a risk you would incur increasing attacks by the taliban. that was a risk withholding at 2,500, a clear risk. i'm humbled recently by my ability to deduce what the taliban would or would not do so i think it's hard to know. >> thank you. next round i'll get to the fate of the sib holders and people in afghanistan. thank you, mr. chair. >> thank you, senator tillis. let me recognize senator warren. i'm going over for the vote. >> thank you, mr. chairman. so i want to begin
forces in afghanistan? >> so, senator, these discussions were occurring in january, february, march. they're separate from the late august discussions, so i want to make that point. >> in your best military judgment, did you believe that the recommendations that general miller put forth was some 2,500 and i think general milley said maybe plex up to 3,500, do you believe that that would have sewn the seeds for having to send tens of thousands of u.s. service members back to...
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is withdrawing from afghanistan. this is a position that president biden has held for a very long time ever since he was the vice president for eight years under president obama. it is not surprising this is the route that he chose to take. the questions that are facing the administration right now and that did not really get a lot of answers during that speech by president biden were how this withdrawal happened. those are the big questions and the big criticisms over the images that are seeing, given we have top national security aides saying that they did plan for every possible contingency, and that is what the white house is telling their democratic allies on capitol hill as well, given the reality of what we are seeing on the ground. what clarissa and nic are reporting on and the images coming out of the airport in kabul where there are desperate afghans clinging to u.s. planes as they are taking off from the tarmac. those are the big questions that are facing the white house over misjudging the intelligence. b
is withdrawing from afghanistan. this is a position that president biden has held for a very long time ever since he was the vice president for eight years under president obama. it is not surprising this is the route that he chose to take. the questions that are facing the administration right now and that did not really get a lot of answers during that speech by president biden were how this withdrawal happened. those are the big questions and the big criticisms over the images that are...
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leaving afghanistan in? >> reporter: yeah, it's not correct to call parts of afghanistan ungovernable, they are being governed by the taliban, the insurgency. that's what's occurring in much of afghanistan already, except for kabul, and that will continue to worsen for afghans. a couple of interesting things, though, in the details of what joe biden said. he talked about how they're going to begin leaving on may 1st. the taliban have said very clearly the u.s. has 16 days for a full withdrawal and then they might think about joining peace talks. and biden was very clear to say if they are attacked or their allies or partners are attacked during that withdrawal, then they'll strike back. it potentially provides a month's long period where the u.s. could hit taliban targets under the premise of this particular scheme as well. kaitlan also pointed out the sort of way he threw a lot of decision-making back towards president trump saying he wouldn't necessarily have done it this way himself. but i have to say i w
leaving afghanistan in? >> reporter: yeah, it's not correct to call parts of afghanistan ungovernable, they are being governed by the taliban, the insurgency. that's what's occurring in much of afghanistan already, except for kabul, and that will continue to worsen for afghans. a couple of interesting things, though, in the details of what joe biden said. he talked about how they're going to begin leaving on may 1st. the taliban have said very clearly the u.s. has 16 days for a full...
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of afghanistan. >> ambassador loot is with me in studio. and retired general loot, let me ask you, first of all, a big question, a big-picture question. i know you don't like the term, but you were bushes, afghanistan war czar and then obama's afghanistan war czar on afghanistan. ultimately, you think that president biden made the right decision in ending the u.s. involvement in this engagement. >> jake, i agree with the president's decision. i think he actually outlined the two cornerstones of his decision in his remarks just now. first of all, the laser-like focus on al qaeda, which is the cause that took us there in 2001 and the weeks just after 9/11. he outlined the effects we've had against al qaeda, especially the al qaeda that could reach us in the intervening 20 years. and the conditions in afghanistan, the underlying conditions in afghanistan that made so difficult and, at the end, impossible this notion of state building. so i think he's been clear and consistent for at least a decade on th
of afghanistan. >> ambassador loot is with me in studio. and retired general loot, let me ask you, first of all, a big question, a big-picture question. i know you don't like the term, but you were bushes, afghanistan war czar and then obama's afghanistan war czar on afghanistan. ultimately, you think that president biden made the right decision in ending the u.s. involvement in this engagement. >> jake, i agree with the president's decision. i think he actually outlined the two...
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strikes inside of afghanistan or even perhaps more combat missions inside of afghanistan. there's a very limited role in terms of the u.s. military and what they can do in those strikes because it's been something where, yes, you have people who are training, the u.s. forces training inside of afghanistan on the ground. but the paul has expressed a need that, look, for all intents and purposes, you might have special trainers on the ground, but for all intents and purposes, there is combat inside of afghanistan. they wanted that flexibility to go after when they felt that either u.s. forces or afghan forces were threatened on the ground. so that is one thing the president has been considering and talking about with pentagon officials. the other thing of course is whether or not the forces, u.s. forces, are going to be cut in half. right now, there are 9,800 forces on the ground. perhaps that could be limited to 5,500 by the beginning of next year. so that might be something that he actually talks about. and then there's the financial commitment, carol. we're talking about
strikes inside of afghanistan or even perhaps more combat missions inside of afghanistan. there's a very limited role in terms of the u.s. military and what they can do in those strikes because it's been something where, yes, you have people who are training, the u.s. forces training inside of afghanistan on the ground. but the paul has expressed a need that, look, for all intents and purposes, you might have special trainers on the ground, but for all intents and purposes, there is combat...
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troop levels in afghanistan. newsroom with brooke baldwin newsroom with brooke baldwin starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> shall 45 minutes from now, president barack obama is expected to lay out his vision for u.s. military forces in afghanistan. and we will be hearing a number that a lot of people have actually been waiting to hear. the number is 9,800. that is the number of troops who stay in afghanistan, by the end of the year, which means more than 22,000 americans will be coming home. under the president's plan, just two years later, by the next presidential election, the only american soldiers in afghanistan could be a pretty modest force protecting the embassy and capital of kabul. jim acosta joins me now. jim, we've heard a lot of numbers, in the recent two years. when i hear 9,800, that is new. >> reporter: that is absolutely new, brooke. when you consider that the president is going to be at west point tomorrow talking about his foreign policy for the next two and a half years o
troop levels in afghanistan. newsroom with brooke baldwin newsroom with brooke baldwin starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> shall 45 minutes from now, president barack obama is expected to lay out his vision for u.s. military forces in afghanistan. and we will be hearing a number that a lot of people have actually been waiting to hear. the number is 9,800. that is the number of troops who stay in afghanistan, by the end of the year, which means more than 22,000...
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anna coren has reported extensively from afghanistan. and she joins me now from hong kong with more. anna, what are you learning about what is happening at the airport in kabul and of course on the streets of the capital? >> reporter: on the streets of ka kabul, it seems relatively quiet. people are going about their business. shops are open, there is traffic, we're not seeing the intense crowds that we did yesterday. and i think the reason is that you do have taliban out there providing security to that perimeter. clearly there was none yesterday. hence you had that breach and thousands of people were on the tarmac. i was in touch with a number of afghans who made it on to the tarmac and were witnessing those scenes. these were afghan interpreters who thought that if they got to the airport that perhaps they could get on a plane out of there. only a handful of afghans, and we saw that image of more than 600 crammed on to that transport plane that flew them out of afghanistan, i mean that obviously is the hope of so many others. but you
anna coren has reported extensively from afghanistan. and she joins me now from hong kong with more. anna, what are you learning about what is happening at the airport in kabul and of course on the streets of the capital? >> reporter: on the streets of ka kabul, it seems relatively quiet. people are going about their business. shops are open, there is traffic, we're not seeing the intense crowds that we did yesterday. and i think the reason is that you do have taliban out there providing...
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forces and other nato forces from afghanistan is good for afghanistan and good for our allied countries. today we discussed that. we have finalized plans. so 2014 will be a year in which the united states will not be spending as much money in afghanistan as it is spending today. it will save money and we will be providing security ourselves. >> but for another two and a half years until the end of 2014, there will be thousands of american troops in afghanistan. >> yes, yes. >> and that will be expensive. >> it will be expensive, like it was in the past ten years, but this is a commitment that the world community has made to the war on terror, to the security of the united states, to the security of the world and to the security of afghanistan. >> are you satisfied with this withdrawal schedule or is it too fast -- >> no, we are satisfied. >> are you ready to take over all of afghanistan by the end of 2014? >> absolutely. we have already worked out plan to have in six months' time 75% of the country taken over by afghan security forces. >> the new president of france wants all french tro
forces and other nato forces from afghanistan is good for afghanistan and good for our allied countries. today we discussed that. we have finalized plans. so 2014 will be a year in which the united states will not be spending as much money in afghanistan as it is spending today. it will save money and we will be providing security ourselves. >> but for another two and a half years until the end of 2014, there will be thousands of american troops in afghanistan. >> yes, yes. >>...
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or might emerge from afghanistan. we have -- the capabilities that we've developed over the last 20 years are extraordinary with respect to intelligence and over the horizon capabilities doctrine and weaponry and i think we have the capability to deal with it should it arise. al qaeda does not have the capability to exec suit a external threat against the united states but bill burns said the other day in front of the congress that the united states would develop and we have the ability to develop the intelligence outlook to anticipate and contest al qaeda if it should try to reconstitute. and the mission, i think, has changed in terms of its focus to a diplomatic humanitarian economic mission. there is leverage in that case. so i think it is a right decision after 20 years of military operations. and there are limits at the end of the day that we discovered with respect to what the united states military could accomplish with respect to the internal dynamics and con flicks in afghanistan so i think it is a realistic
or might emerge from afghanistan. we have -- the capabilities that we've developed over the last 20 years are extraordinary with respect to intelligence and over the horizon capabilities doctrine and weaponry and i think we have the capability to deal with it should it arise. al qaeda does not have the capability to exec suit a external threat against the united states but bill burns said the other day in front of the congress that the united states would develop and we have the ability to...
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any sort of power inside afghanistan. so they believe that they are in a fairly comfortable position at this point in time. their embassy is staying open and continuing to work. at the same time the russians are saying that they want to take sort of a wait and see approach to see whether or not they are actually going to recognize the taliban as being the new rulers of afghanistan. but at the same time they do believe that they are in a fairly comfortable position right now of course in all of this, they also did take a big swipe at the united states and they do believe that this hurts the u.s.'s credibility in that region. they said that when the soviet union left afghanistan in 1989, at least the government they left behind lasted for three years. the government the u.s. left behind didn't even last until the actual pullout date. so you can see the russians gloating, but at the same time it is a strategically important region for them and certainly one where they will want to strengthen the ties that they have here. >>
any sort of power inside afghanistan. so they believe that they are in a fairly comfortable position at this point in time. their embassy is staying open and continuing to work. at the same time the russians are saying that they want to take sort of a wait and see approach to see whether or not they are actually going to recognize the taliban as being the new rulers of afghanistan. but at the same time they do believe that they are in a fairly comfortable position right now of course in all of...
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we may be leaving afghanistan, we aren't quitting afghanistan. the terror struggle and the counterterrorism effort continues. and what that looks like is to be determined. >> juliette, seth, thank you both. >> thanks. >>> more, next on this breaking news. joe biden pointing to the role of his predecessor. >> the commitment was made by president trump, i will be out by may 1st. that's why no american was attacked. >> republican congressman adam kinsinger, who served in afghanistan, is my guest next. >>> and then 1,000 americans still in afghanistan tonight, including 14 students from california. so will they get out? snacks that taste great, and come straight from the earth. and last time i checked, pretzels don't grow on trees. just saying. planters. a nut above. boost is the only mobile carrier to give you the power of free 24/7 access to live doctors from your phone. get a free samsung galaxy a32 5g when you switch to america's largest & fastest 5g network. more power to stay healthy. boost mobile don't settle for products that give you a sort
we may be leaving afghanistan, we aren't quitting afghanistan. the terror struggle and the counterterrorism effort continues. and what that looks like is to be determined. >> juliette, seth, thank you both. >> thanks. >>> more, next on this breaking news. joe biden pointing to the role of his predecessor. >> the commitment was made by president trump, i will be out by may 1st. that's why no american was attacked. >> republican congressman adam kinsinger, who...
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i talked to many women across afghanistan. they work in different professions like journalist, teachers, ngo workers. i can start telling stories of these women that are living in afghanistan. i talked to a prosecutor, a 32 years old prosecutor. she has a bachelor in law. she has an m.a. in criminology. and she worked very hard to get a job in afghanistan's attorney general office. she's one of the few women working in that organization. and since the taliban took over, she is living in hiding with two of her children. even, she was telling me, even if the taliban spare her life, the criminals she helped put in jail would not. they would come after her and her life is in danger. and now she lost her job, she lost her hope for the future. also, i talked to another woman. she's a worker in kabul. she has worked for women's rights in the past seven years across afghanistan, not only in kabul. she was telling me that she's frustrated, she already rejected two offers to leave afghanistan, because she had a vision for her country. s
i talked to many women across afghanistan. they work in different professions like journalist, teachers, ngo workers. i can start telling stories of these women that are living in afghanistan. i talked to a prosecutor, a 32 years old prosecutor. she has a bachelor in law. she has an m.a. in criminology. and she worked very hard to get a job in afghanistan's attorney general office. she's one of the few women working in that organization. and since the taliban took over, she is living in hiding...
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the land of afghanistan. i think what you're hearing from american military is a deep sense of regret. a deep sense this perhaps did not need to happen. that yes, the united states could choose to conduct its own foreign policy, maybe end this forever war. somehow relieve itself from afghanistan. but what was the facts on the ground is that a very small relatively small group of americans, 2500 were a relatively, according to a lot of military analysts and security analysts, inexpensive price to pay not for talking victory, but for this ongoing strategic stability. in other words, the fact that the united states was still there with air power, with its forces, with its military, prevented the taliban from doing what has now achieved. and i think what you're going to be hearing over the next several days, we're already hearing it with interviews and desperate comments from people in kabul and elsewhere, particularly women, particularly the young people who dreamed of a better future, a different future, that t
the land of afghanistan. i think what you're hearing from american military is a deep sense of regret. a deep sense this perhaps did not need to happen. that yes, the united states could choose to conduct its own foreign policy, maybe end this forever war. somehow relieve itself from afghanistan. but what was the facts on the ground is that a very small relatively small group of americans, 2500 were a relatively, according to a lot of military analysts and security analysts, inexpensive price...
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troops in afghanistan. john, he also laid out hope that members of the taliban will cooperate. >> and that's part of the risk of this strategy. they have no choice but to bring the taliban into negotiations. that's a risk there. you're talking about people who invited al qaeda in to build those training camps, who have persecuted women, who have wreaked terror on afghan people for years and years. it's interesting. we talked during the break. we're at highly charged political times right now. what a quiet night it is. the republicans are holding their powder. they'll have questions about the timeline. ll have questions about where the devils in the details. and liberals almost silent. combat troops for two and a half more years. then some troops for another dozen years in afghanistan. it's interesting in a loud political environment it's quiet tonight
troops in afghanistan. john, he also laid out hope that members of the taliban will cooperate. >> and that's part of the risk of this strategy. they have no choice but to bring the taliban into negotiations. that's a risk there. you're talking about people who invited al qaeda in to build those training camps, who have persecuted women, who have wreaked terror on afghan people for years and years. it's interesting. we talked during the break. we're at highly charged political times right...
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and nato forces in afghanistan from pakistan into afghanistan. it looks like the president just had a brief little three-way photo opportunity with these leaders and no real substantive break through which is what the u.s. wanted with president zardari of pakistan. what are you hearing? >> what happened during the summit is president zardari of pakistan came hoping for a president with president obama. he didn't get that meeting, what he got instead was a quick opportunity to exchange words for the president and then a quick photo with president obama and with president karzai later today. he did not get that big meeting for precisely the reason you point out. he and his country did not come to terms with the u.s. on an agreement to open the supply routs back up for the u.s. to bring both troops and supplies in and out of the pakistani country, in and out of pakistan, because pakistan simply as my sources are saying, asking too much money for this. and so this is not going to be negotiated, u.s. sources are saying at a presidential level, it's go
and nato forces in afghanistan from pakistan into afghanistan. it looks like the president just had a brief little three-way photo opportunity with these leaders and no real substantive break through which is what the u.s. wanted with president zardari of pakistan. what are you hearing? >> what happened during the summit is president zardari of pakistan came hoping for a president with president obama. he didn't get that meeting, what he got instead was a quick opportunity to exchange...
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warfare in afghanistan now over. this was the largest also what's called noncombatant evacuation in u.s. military history. more than 120,000 people have got out over the last two weeks or so. but the country is still warning. our country is still mourning 13 service members who got killed in that terrorist attack last week. how are you reflecting, general, on this operation? >> well, wolf, you and i had this conversation yesterday that became quite emotional during that dignified transfer of remains at dover air force base. the 13 that gave their lives as they were getting 120,000 people out of that country certainly should be honored. but my reflection has been on the 2,100 plus that gave their lives over the 20 years of this conflict as well as the many thousands of those who were wounded and take home the wounds of war not only physically but mentally. so that's where my reflection goes as a former soldier. that's what i'm thinking about. this has been a very difficult 20 years. you know, i was in the basement of
warfare in afghanistan now over. this was the largest also what's called noncombatant evacuation in u.s. military history. more than 120,000 people have got out over the last two weeks or so. but the country is still warning. our country is still mourning 13 service members who got killed in that terrorist attack last week. how are you reflecting, general, on this operation? >> well, wolf, you and i had this conversation yesterday that became quite emotional during that dignified transfer...
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afghanistan was a disaster. >> afghanistan -- >> war in afghanistan wrong? >> war in afghanistan against the taliban, yes, against the taliban, yes, against al qaeda, no. we don't have enough money in this country to pay people who are unemployed unemployment benefits, according to the republican party, yet we have -- we can continue to send tens of thousands of more troops in afghanistan when we see what's happening to those troops when they come back, the incredible -- >> that's pathetic. >> that's pathetic? >> you're talking about the veterans as victims. that's what you said, we see these troop when is they come back. the troops are proud. president of the united states sent them there. the president of the united states sent them there and now he is running a huge risk of undercutting all they achieved. >> bill, my sister-in-law served in iraq and afghanistan, she left her small children to do so, but the fact that our soldiers served honorably wherever they are sent does not mean wherever they are sent is wise in the national interest. the cost to the
afghanistan was a disaster. >> afghanistan -- >> war in afghanistan wrong? >> war in afghanistan against the taliban, yes, against the taliban, yes, against al qaeda, no. we don't have enough money in this country to pay people who are unemployed unemployment benefits, according to the republican party, yet we have -- we can continue to send tens of thousands of more troops in afghanistan when we see what's happening to those troops when they come back, the incredible --...
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withdrawal from afghanistan. now, we expect tough questions, frankly, from both parties over how the u.s. failed to foresee how quickly afghanistan would collapse into the hands of the taliban. according to a preview of his prepared remarks, secretary blinken will say that there was no intelligence predicting that it would happen in the 11 days that it did. >> as of today, the state department believes about 100 americans remain in afghanistan. we are awaiting numbers of how many afghan allies are still stuck there. the united nations today warned that afghanistan is on the verge of famine. secretary blinken is expected to call the u.s. evacuation effort of more than 124,000 people a, quote, historic success. and the largest military evacuation in american history. >> with us is cnn anchor and chief national affairs analyst, casey hunt, cnn national correspondent kylie atwood, cnn editor nic robertson and zac geler who founded an organization that's been helping to rescue afghan families. let me start with what w
withdrawal from afghanistan. now, we expect tough questions, frankly, from both parties over how the u.s. failed to foresee how quickly afghanistan would collapse into the hands of the taliban. according to a preview of his prepared remarks, secretary blinken will say that there was no intelligence predicting that it would happen in the 11 days that it did. >> as of today, the state department believes about 100 americans remain in afghanistan. we are awaiting numbers of how many afghan...
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the last president failed you on afghanistan, and this one is failing you on afghanistan because the last one cut a terrible deal when the secretary of state stood with the now president of afghanistan under the taliban and released 5,000 taliban prisoners. president biden had an opportunity to right that wrong. president biden should understand that the chaos you are seeing now is just the beginning of what afghanistan is going to be and that the vast majority of combat operations, all these people that are saying the afghan military melted away, they were doing all of the fighting. in 2014, we basically said we'll do the logistics and the air support if you do the ground combat. and the afghans were fighting on the ground. but the second the united states abandoned them, even faster than our european allies who are like, you are leaving right now? wait a second. when my military loses logistics and it loses air support, you can't expect them to necessarily stay and fight. i wish they would have fought more. but the president's speech today was aimed at stiming political bleeding an
the last president failed you on afghanistan, and this one is failing you on afghanistan because the last one cut a terrible deal when the secretary of state stood with the now president of afghanistan under the taliban and released 5,000 taliban prisoners. president biden had an opportunity to right that wrong. president biden should understand that the chaos you are seeing now is just the beginning of what afghanistan is going to be and that the vast majority of combat operations, all these...
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and afghanistan. in fact it was in 2008 when then senators joe biden, chuck hagel and john kerry, chuck hagel his pick to be defense secretary, john kerry his pick to head up the state department, went to afghanistan and actually met with hamid karzai, had a very contentious meeting with him as they confronted the issue of corruption in afghanistan. so certainly this is a relationships that that has had tension over the years and that is something as well that these new picks for the national security team and foreign relations team are going to be confronting and they certainly have experience with, wolf. >> all right. if we're in that two minute warning, i think they will be announcing the introduction of the proptwo presidents walking will. an opening statement by president obama and then karzai and then questions. very limited number of questions. i think two questions maybe from each side from the afghan side frrks t, from the u.s. side and then they will answer questions. they've been meeting in
and afghanistan. in fact it was in 2008 when then senators joe biden, chuck hagel and john kerry, chuck hagel his pick to be defense secretary, john kerry his pick to head up the state department, went to afghanistan and actually met with hamid karzai, had a very contentious meeting with him as they confronted the issue of corruption in afghanistan. so certainly this is a relationships that that has had tension over the years and that is something as well that these new picks for the national...
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withdrawal from afghanistan. at the time, you will recall, president biden made very clear that even though u.s. troops were withdrawing from afghanistan, that the u.s. was going to retain what he called, over the horizon capability to strike it any terrorist organizations or individual terrorist who might try to harm the united states. that is exactly what happened over the weekend, as the u.s. was able to complete a successful drone strike to take out al-zawahiri. we are hearing there was no civilian casualties in this operation. that we know president biden has been mindful of. last summer, when there was a deadly u.s. strike that resulted in several civilian casualties in afghanistan around the time of that u.s. withdrawal. we are expecting to hear from president biden this hour, it just a few moments, on this operation, how it was conducted. and perhaps he will explain some of the intelligence that led to this drone strike that successfully killed al- zawahiri. not only al qaeda's leader, but also, formerly
withdrawal from afghanistan. at the time, you will recall, president biden made very clear that even though u.s. troops were withdrawing from afghanistan, that the u.s. was going to retain what he called, over the horizon capability to strike it any terrorist organizations or individual terrorist who might try to harm the united states. that is exactly what happened over the weekend, as the u.s. was able to complete a successful drone strike to take out al-zawahiri. we are hearing there was no...
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troops in afghanistan? >> the one thing i want to make very clear is we are committed to helping any american in afghanistan that wants to get out of the country to get out of the country. we believe we can do that by august 31st, and we are working in real-time to execute that mission. we have been in close and constant communication with american citizens in afghanistan from the beginning of this administration and frankly before, urging them to get out of the country. as the situation continued to deteriorate in recent weeks and months, we sent messages warning of that deterioration, including offering financial assistance for people who might need it to get commercial flights out of the country. we communicated again with american citizens today, offering to help facilitate their exit from afghanistan. we are committed to getting that done. >> a lot of them apparently can't get even to the embassy. so is there a date? is it going to be a few days into september or a few weeks, months? will it be forever
troops in afghanistan? >> the one thing i want to make very clear is we are committed to helping any american in afghanistan that wants to get out of the country to get out of the country. we believe we can do that by august 31st, and we are working in real-time to execute that mission. we have been in close and constant communication with american citizens in afghanistan from the beginning of this administration and frankly before, urging them to get out of the country. as the situation...
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troops in afghanistan. did the united states win or lose afghanistan? i mean, in a way, ech tven that loaded question. >> it is, it argues what was the goal to begin with. people have a hard time articulating that. it's hard to see what the wins were. the wins were in the long-term keeping at bay terrorism, trying to keep at bay threats to the u.s., but in terms of what the u.s. actually gained long-term, it's not clear what that is. i think we should know just in terms of the vacuum there, and i don't mean to keep going back to the former president, but some of what we have seen of the amassing in terror threats in the region has happened because of moves that the former president made because of troop withdrawals around the rengion. how much the general public that is so tired and beaten down by covid, by the resurgent pandemic, how much they're concerned about what happens overseas, i don't know we know that. >> you brought up the former president, who wanted to withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan and couldn't or didn't on his own. >> he chose
troops in afghanistan. did the united states win or lose afghanistan? i mean, in a way, ech tven that loaded question. >> it is, it argues what was the goal to begin with. people have a hard time articulating that. it's hard to see what the wins were. the wins were in the long-term keeping at bay terrorism, trying to keep at bay threats to the u.s., but in terms of what the u.s. actually gained long-term, it's not clear what that is. i think we should know just in terms of the vacuum...
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that's how fast afghanistan fell. and it was only six weeks ago the president was insisting that this would be nothing like the fall of saigon. >> the taliban is not the north vietnamese army. they're not remotely comparable in terms of capability. there is going to be in circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy in the ice from afghanistan. it is not comparable. >> so, you need to see see aigoo see the comparison. saigon on the left. ka bbul on the right. saigon on the left. kabul on the right. last month president joe biden said bringing afghans here who helped the american military is the descent thing to do. >> the one place you heard and i'm talking about more immigrants coming in are those folks from afghanistan who helped the american soldiers who will be, they and their family will be victimized very badly as a consequence of what happens if they're left behind and so we're providing for them to be able to see whether they qualify to come to the united states as a refugee and ult
that's how fast afghanistan fell. and it was only six weeks ago the president was insisting that this would be nothing like the fall of saigon. >> the taliban is not the north vietnamese army. they're not remotely comparable in terms of capability. there is going to be in circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy in the ice from afghanistan. it is not comparable. >> so, you need to see see aigoo see the comparison. saigon on the left. ka bbul on the...
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and the president has left afghanistan. john, you know what it's like to travel with the president like this. you went to baghdad with president bush. from being on air force one, what is that like? >> it's a dicey ride in. perhaps they're overstaying the -- overstating the risk, but they want to be extra cautious with the president. you showed the pictures of this president's visit. it's a 747. has the united states stamped on the side. that big flag on the back. they advised president bush when i took that trip six years ago next month to baghdad, they advised the same thing to president obama. they rather have them take a plane that doesn't look any different. he wanted to take this to send a signal. president bush wanted to do that. i was recruited and just left the white house beat six years ago. they white house said would you do this on a secret basis. tell as few people as possible within the news organization. when you get on the plane, they tell you turn off all electronic devices, shut off the televisions, shut o
and the president has left afghanistan. john, you know what it's like to travel with the president like this. you went to baghdad with president bush. from being on air force one, what is that like? >> it's a dicey ride in. perhaps they're overstaying the -- overstating the risk, but they want to be extra cautious with the president. you showed the pictures of this president's visit. it's a 747. has the united states stamped on the side. that big flag on the back. they advised president...
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we have all these polls of what happened in afghanistan. i wonder if the polls had asked the question this way. do you want america out of afghanistan if it means you will be vulnerable to attack at home? i wonder where we would be today. i wonder if trump would jump at the chance at the afghan government and do a deal with the taliban? i don't know but it is not going well. and it is not on donald trump's watch. it is on joe biden's watch. this is his problem. all week i have been hard on the administration and president biden. i told you neither party is going to get a pass here. i told you wait and see. here we are. this administration has not had the urgency nor the answers needed. they have lacked the head and frankly the heart. that said, people who see this as a failure are getting ahead of things. we don't know how this is going to end up, but it is not going well. this had better be a wakeup call for joe biden. the media and his party have done him no favors this week. will the democrats have his back the way the gop had trump's ba
we have all these polls of what happened in afghanistan. i wonder if the polls had asked the question this way. do you want america out of afghanistan if it means you will be vulnerable to attack at home? i wonder where we would be today. i wonder if trump would jump at the chance at the afghan government and do a deal with the taliban? i don't know but it is not going well. and it is not on donald trump's watch. it is on joe biden's watch. this is his problem. all week i have been hard on the...
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afghanistan has a constitution. afghanistan has a state structure. those who join the peace process must respect the afghan constitution and the constitution does not allow that. >> why has it proved so difficult to bring the taliban in? is it that there is no central group, no central address or leader that you could gosh crate with? what seems to be the obstacle? >> there are forces beyond the means of afghanistan that are interfering in this process that have power over the process. unless those forces begin to cooperate, the taliban will not be able to come forward as a group, as a unified structure. >> is pakistan the key there? >> pakistan is extremely important for a quick solution, yes. >> mr. president, i remember the many public disputes that you and president new share he have used to have and you why issed that they were in pakistan. i denied it. you once said to me when osama bin laden is found, he will be found in a pakistani city. it turns out you were right about osama. did you still believe the leadership of al qaeda and the taliban
afghanistan has a constitution. afghanistan has a state structure. those who join the peace process must respect the afghan constitution and the constitution does not allow that. >> why has it proved so difficult to bring the taliban in? is it that there is no central group, no central address or leader that you could gosh crate with? what seems to be the obstacle? >> there are forces beyond the means of afghanistan that are interfering in this process that have power over the...
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is everything gained in afghanistan now lost? >> i do not regret my decision. >> secretary of state anthony blinken and ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee republican congressman michael mccall on the rapidly changing situation on the ground next. pain and regret. hospitals are running out of beds. >> plus new era. new york will welcome its first female governor after andrew cuomo resigns in disgrace. >> no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment. >> what is her plan to clean up new york politics? new york's lieutenant governor kathy hochul joins me ahead. >>> hello. i'm jack tapper in washington with the state of our union watching a tragic foreign policy disaster unfold before our eyes. weeks before the anniversary of 9/11 and the deadline of president biden's complete withdrawal of u.s. troops in afghanistan, the taliban having seized much of that country they're now at the gates of the capital city of kabul. their representatives are meeting with leadership inside the afghan pres
is everything gained in afghanistan now lost? >> i do not regret my decision. >> secretary of state anthony blinken and ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee republican congressman michael mccall on the rapidly changing situation on the ground next. pain and regret. hospitals are running out of beds. >> plus new era. new york will welcome its first female governor after andrew cuomo resigns in disgrace. >> no one will ever describe my administration as a...
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out of afghanistan. we have secured the airport, and we are getting planes out 24 hours a day. in the past three days, we have moved more than 3,000 people. and we will continue to take people out who are vulnerable as quickly as we possibly can until we finish the job. >> ambassador, you say america's commitment to afghanistan's women and girls doesn't necessarily depend on a u.s. military presence in afghanistan. but how much harder will it be to fulfill that commitment now that the taliban is in complete control of the country? >> you know, wolf, i won't say that it will be easy, but i will say that we will use every tool that we have, our diplomatic tools both here at the united nations and at the state department. we will use our development tools. we will work with the united nations to ensure that afghan women's rights are upheld, and we will ensure that the taliban are held accountable when those rights are -- when they break those commitments. >> ambassador linda thomas green field, we're gratef
out of afghanistan. we have secured the airport, and we are getting planes out 24 hours a day. in the past three days, we have moved more than 3,000 people. and we will continue to take people out who are vulnerable as quickly as we possibly can until we finish the job. >> ambassador, you say america's commitment to afghanistan's women and girls doesn't necessarily depend on a u.s. military presence in afghanistan. but how much harder will it be to fulfill that commitment now that the...
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presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed-out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops in gazni province. the last americans left a couple of years ago but their memory still lurks ghost like. >> it's so strange to see this, you know. >> the taliban granted access to cnn along with award winning afghan film maker, keen to show off the spoils of war. we're just arriving at another u.s. base. already i can see a large number of military vehicles over there. according to the taliban, afghan forces here surrendered three weeks ago when their food ran out, leaving weapons and am mission and more. when the americans were here, were you and your men attacking this base a lot? >> translator: yes, many times we attacked this base when america was here. we did operations. we were using ieds. the americans had their helicopters, weapons and tanks on the ground. the mujahedin resisted very well. >> now they roam through what's left of the tac
presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed-out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops in gazni province. the last americans left a couple of years ago but their memory still lurks ghost like. >> it's so strange to see this, you know. >> the taliban granted access to cnn along with award winning afghan film maker, keen to show off the spoils of war. we're just arriving at another u.s. base....